Re: gcc 3.5 integration branch proposal

[Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>]

Mark Hahn <hahn@physics.mcmaster.ca> writes:

| > I think we can both agree that all is in the balance between code quality 
| > improvement and compilation speed degradation.
| 
| the problem is that this discussion is being dominated by the sqeaky wheel
| phenomenon.  who's likley to complain about compiler speed?  people who 
| somehow can't afford a beefy machine, and yet want to use gigantic UI
| frameworks or breathtaking template tricks.

Last time Gerald generously offered me a guesst account for debugging
a regression I introduced in the compiler, I determined that the
machine had at least 1Gb ram.  I suppose you don't regard such
machine as beefy? Or do you think Gerald's testcase is using
gigantic UI framework or breathtaking template tricks? 

| GCC still works VERY well for traditional Unix-style code, even on small
| machines, even with sane use of C++.

Just for my education, what is insane use of C++?  IS Boots sane or
insane use of C++?

Thanks,

-- Gaby